For the purposes of this chapter, the words and phrases used
herein shall have the following meanings except in those instances
where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
An area in the roadway set aside for the berthing and parking
of buses.
That portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the
prolongation or connection of curblines and property lines at intersections,
or at any portion of a roadway clearly indicated for pedestrian crossing
by lines on the road surface or by other markings or signs.
Vehicles of the Fire Department (fire patrol), police vehicles,
ambulances and emergency vehicles of federal, state and municipal
departments or public service corporations as are commonly recognized
as such.
Any procession of mourners properly identified as such accompanying
the remains of a human body.
The area embraced within the extensions of the lateral curblines,
or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines, of intersecting ways
as defined in MGL c. 90, § 1, including divided ways. The
rules and regulations herein contained governing and restricting the
movement of vehicles at and near intersecting ways shall apply at
any place along any way at which drivers are to be controlled by traffic-control
signals, whether or not such place is an intersection as herein defined.
A longitudinal division of a roadway into a strip of sufficient
width to accommodate the passage of a single line of vehicles.
Any police officer authorized to make arrests, or any investigator,
examiner or inspector of the Registry of Motor Vehicles, provided
he is in uniform or has his badge of office displayed over his left
breast and upon his outer garment.
All signs, markings and devices, other than signals, not
inconsistent with this chapter or other ordinances of the City, and
which conform to the standards prescribed by the Department of Transportation
of the commonwealth and placed or erected by authority of a public
body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of guiding,
directing, warning or regulating traffic.
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013]
All signals, conforming to the standards prescribed by the
Department of Transportation of the commonwealth, not inconsistent
with this chapter or other ordinances of the City, placed or erected
by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for
the purpose of directing or warning traffic.
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013]
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise
than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
loading or unloading, or in obedience to an officer or traffic signs
or signals, or while making emergency repairs or, if disabled, while
arrangements are being made to move such vehicle.
Any mechanical device, not inconsistent with the provisions
of this chapter, and placed or erected on any public way within the
City for the regulation of parking. Each parking regulation device
installed shall indicate by proper legend the legal parking time established
by this chapter and when operated shall at all times indicate the
balance of legal parking time permitted and at the expiration of such
period shall indicate illegal or overtime parking.
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013]
Any space within a parking regulation device zone, adjacent
to a parking regulation device, which is duly designated for the parking
of a single vehicle by lines painted on the surface of the street
adjacent to or adjoining each parking regulation device.
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013]
Any street or portion thereof upon which parking regulation
devices are installed and are in operation and upon which parking
of vehicles is permitted for a limited time subject to compliance
with the further provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013]
Any person afoot or riding on a conveyance moved by human
power.
That portion of a street or highway between the regularly
established curblines or that part, exclusive of shoulders, improved
and intended to be used for vehicular traffic.
An area in the roadway set aside for the accommodation of
commercial and transient vehicular traffic.
That portion of a street or highway set aside for pedestrian
travel.
The entire width between property lines of every way open
to the use of the public for purposes of travel.
An area in the roadway in which certain taxicabs are required
to park while waiting to be engaged.
Pedestrians, ridden animals, vehicles, streetcars or other
conveyances, either singly or together while using any street or highway
for the purpose of travel.
Any device using colored lights which conforms to the standards
as prescribed by the Department of Transportation of the commonwealth,
whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which
traffic may be alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013]
Any area or space set aside, within a roadway, which is not
intended for use by vehicular traffic.
The turning of a vehicle by means of a continuous left turn
whereby the direction of such vehicle is reversed.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a street or highway, except
devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails
or tracks.
